Published today in the open-access journal GigaScience is an article that presents the genome of a parasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, that infects bee colonies, which are facing wide-spread devastation across the entire ...
Biotechnology
Feb 22, 2017
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A new study into honey bees has revealed the significant effect human impact has on a bee's metabolism, and ultimately its survival.
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2017
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Molly Keck, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist and integrated pest management specialist in Bexar County, has been receiving a number of phone calls from area residents bewildered by recent bee activity.
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Jan 27, 2017
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Bees are among the most charismatic and familiar animals of the insect world, and thoughts of a summer's day picnic would not be complete without the recollection of the hum of bees or the sight of a belaboured individual ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2017
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Social bees are celebrated for their cooperative industry, but how did their innovative division of labor evolve? A starting point for examining this question may be study of their solitary cousins, say Utah State University ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2017
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A chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops—such as almonds, wine grapes and tree fruits—to boost the performance of pesticides, makes honey bee larvae significantly more susceptible ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2017
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Australian manuka honey is at least as powerful against bacteria as the more commonly known New Zealand variety, researchers have found.
Plants & Animals
Dec 29, 2016
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In honey bee colonies, a single queen is laying eggs from which thousands of worker bees are born. At a young age, workers care for the brood, then build and defend the nest and eventually, towards the end of their lives, ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2016
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Honey bee brood – the larvae and pupae of drones – has great potential as a food source. It is already eaten as a delicacy in many countries, including Mexico, Thailand and Australia. It has a nutty flavor with a crunchy ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2016
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Scientists from The University of Western Australia's Centre for Integrative Bee Research (CIBER) tagged 200 honey bee workers to find out how a highly-contagious fungal parasite (Nosema apis) impacts their ability to pollinate ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 15, 2016
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